June 28th
207 Notable deaths
Jean-Yves Raimbaud
French animator (1958–1998).
Born January 21st, 1958 in Évreux.
Died June 28th, 1998 at 40 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Victor H. Mair
American sinologist and linguist (1943-2026).
Born March 25th, 1943 in East Canton.
Died June 28th, 2026 at 83 years old in Philadelphia (bladder cancer). [ref]
Jack Rowley
English footballer and manager (1918-1998).
Born October 7th, 1920 in Wolverhampton. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1998 at 77 years old in Shaw and Crompton.
Kurt Raab
German actor (1941–1988).
Born July 20th, 1941 in Kašperské Hory.
Died June 28th, 1988 at 46 years old in Hamburg (death from AIDS-related complications).
Fuat Köprülü
Turkish historian and statesperson (1890–1966).
Born December 4th, 1890 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1966 at 75 years old in Istanbul (traffic collision).
Albert Henry Munsell
American artist (1858-1918).
Born January 6th, 1858 in Boston.
Died June 28th, 1918 at 60 years old in Brookline.
Boris Christoff
Bulgarian bass singer (1914–1993).
Born May 18th, 1918 in Plovdiv.
Died June 28th, 1993 at 75 years old in Rome.
Stig Olin
Swedish actor, director and musician (1920–2008).
Born September 11th, 1920 in Kungsholm parish.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 87 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Kwan Tak-hing
Hong kong actor (1905–1996).
Born June 27th, 1905 in Guangzhou.
Died June 28th, 1996 at 91 years old in Hong Kong (pancreatic cancer).
Artur Dmitriev
Soviet and russian figure skater (1968—2026).
Born January 21st, 1968 in Bila Tserkva.
Died June 28th, 2026 at 58 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert Irwin
British historian, novelist, and writer on arabic literature (1946–2024).
Born August 23rd, 1946 in Guildford.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 77 years old in London. [ref]
Nils Poppe
Swedish entertainer (1908-2000).
Died June 28th, 2000 at 92 years old in Helsingborg (stroke).
Paul Baghdadlian
Armenian singer.
Born July 10th, 1953 in Aleppo.
Died June 28th, 2011 at 57 years old in Glendale (lung cancer).
Ștefan Luchian
Romanian painter (1868-1916).
Born February 13th, 1868 in Ștefănești. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1916 at 48 years old in Bucharest.
Claude Chevalley
French mathematician (1909-1984).
Born February 11th, 1909 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1984 at 75 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Maironis
Lithuanian writer (1862–1932).
Born November 2nd, 1862 in Pasandravys.
Died June 28th, 1932 at 69 years old in Kaunas.
Yanka Kupala
Belarusian writer (1882–1942).
Born July 7th, 1882 in Viazynka.
Died June 28th, 1942 at 59 years old in Moscow (falling from height).
Qian Sanqiang
Chinese nuclear physicist (1913–1992).
Born October 16th, 1913 in Shaoxing.
Died June 28th, 1992 at 78 years old in Beijing.
Christine Nöstlinger
Austrian children's and young adult's writer (1936-2018).
Born October 13th, 1936 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2018 at 81 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
David Weiss Halivni
American-israeli talmudist (1927-2022).
Born September 27th, 1927 in Kobyletska Polyana. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2022 at 94 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Harry Atkinson
Prime minister of new zealand (1831-1892).
Born November 1st, 1831 in Broxton.
Died June 28th, 1892 at 60 years old in Wellington.
Lisa Martinek
German actress (1972-2019).
Born February 11th, 1972 in Stuttgart.
Died June 28th, 2019 at 47 years old in Grosseto (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Paul Dessau
German composer and conductor (1894-1979).
Born December 19th, 1894 in Hamburg.
Died June 28th, 1979 at 84 years old in Königs Wusterhausen.
Mike Schuler
American basketball coach (1940–2022).
Born September 22nd, 1940 in Portsmouth.
Died June 28th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]
Jamshedji Framji Madan
Indian film producer.
Born April 27th, 1857 in Mumbai.
Died June 28th, 1923 at 66 years old in Kolkata.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau